iOS 15: All the little things

[npenelope]

The new Memoji clothing is sorted into all of the current clothing categories (new hats, glasses, etc.)

There are no new clothing categories.

I meant the clothing that you see when you use the stickers that they advertised in the keynote. Like instead of the generic purple outfit, they stated that you can change that. But maybe its not live yet as the new stickers they mentioned aren't live yet either

 

[4004786]

There's a little thing that was announced for iPadOS 15 that I haven't yet seen a screenshot of...I heard that the onscreen keyboard bar that appears when an external keyboard is attached is smaller, so that it doesn't cover up UI elements behind it.

If anyone is running iPadOS 15, would you mind sharing a screenshot of the new bar? I've attached an image of the current keyboard bar in iPadOS 14 (it's very tall and often blocks buttons that are positioned at the bottom of the screen)

 

[TruBleu]

There's a little thing that was announced for iPadOS 15 that I haven't yet seen a screenshot of...I heard that the onscreen keyboard bar that appears when an external keyboard is attached is smaller, so that it doesn't cover up UI elements behind it.

If anyone is running iPadOS 15, would you mind sharing a screenshot of the new bar? I've attached an image of the current keyboard bar in iPadOS 14 (it's very tall and often blocks buttons that are positioned at the bottom of the screen)

Here you go…

 

[casperes1996]

There's a little thing that was announced for iPadOS 15 that I haven't yet seen a screenshot of...I heard that the onscreen keyboard bar that appears when an external keyboard is attached is smaller, so that it doesn't cover up UI elements behind it.

If anyone is running iPadOS 15, would you mind sharing a screenshot of the new bar? I've attached an image of the current keyboard bar in iPadOS 14 (it's very tall and often blocks buttons that are positioned at the bottom of the screen)

It is, and not just is it smaller, it's flexible. It's just a little round thing that doesn't have to take up any height at all; You can push it to either side or it can be in the centre sometimes, but I can't seem to get it to go there manually after placing it at either side, and it more often starts to one side anyway. Don't really know the logic there. It's honestly a pretty nice system, much better than the prior one.

 

[4004786]

Thank you @TruBleu !

If you have time to check, could you let me know if it's draggable or resizable, or if it have any interactions other than tapping the buttons inside of it? Or does it just stay floating in the center?

 

[TruBleu]

Thank you @TruBleu !

If you have time to check, could you let me know if it's draggable or resizable, or if it have any interactions other than tapping the buttons inside of it? Or does it just stay floating in the center?

You can pull it to one side and minimise it. You can’t drag and place it anywhere on the screen, which is a shame.

 

[Bobcat32]

In iPad OS 15 Beta is their a way to hide the App Library icon in the dock? Why is that icon there? Why is it necessary?! Heck the entire App Library in general? Just swipe right if you want to see it that bad! And is their a way to get back the keep today view on the home screen where widgets are now currently in iPad OS 14? Because that’s now gone. Widgets in iOS 15 ARE GIANT and look like a kids toy blocks that go inside a toy box. Because now also app rows are 6 by 4 so a page now can only hold 24 apps instead of 30 apps. Talk about a waste of space all the way around.

 

[Dj64Mk7]

I'm not entirely sure how this feature at least is harder in that regard. I have very bad eyesight and my sister in-law is deaf and I've always found Apple to be really good with accessibility, making the most comfortable platforms for both of us. Hell, the WWDC keynote and State of The Union are up in sign language.

I'm sorry if UI changes seem to be getting harder for you. I'd love to know more about how the experience is changing though. It seems UI elements have always been to one side. Like to get to a new email you select the email from the right side of the iPad, but to scroll it it's on the right side. Or in Safari, Going back a page was the left side of the screen, while refreshing the page was the right-middle and so on

It’s not so much an issue on the iPad, as it’s a two-handed device by nature, and a larger screen means more room for error. It’s an issue on the iPhone, since I’m left-handed by default, and even on my iPhone 12 mini it can be a stretch to reach the top right corner of the screen, say, to access Control Center or answer an incoming call from the banner.

But I will say that I have yet to find a competing product that matches the features of VoiceOver or AssistiveTouch, both of which I use frequently. I personally wish Apple would bring Hover Text over to the iPad from the Mac, as this would negate the need for me to use VoiceOver while still allowing me to use the iPad and Magic Keyboard combo in a wider variety of settings, beyond just sitting at a desk or table where center-screen is steady and at eye level.

 

[casperes1996]

It’s not so much an issue on the iPad, as it’s a two-handed device by nature, and a larger screen means more room for error. It’s an issue on the iPhone, since I’m left-handed by default, and even on my iPhone 12 mini it can be a stretch to reach the top right corner of the screen, say, to access Control Center or answer an incoming call from the banner.

But I will say that I have yet to find a competing product that matches the features of VoiceOver or AssistiveTouch, both of which I use frequently. I personally wish Apple would bring Hover Text over to the iPad from the Mac, as this would negate the need for me to use VoiceOver while still allowing me to use the iPad and Magic Keyboard combo in a wider variety of settings, beyond just sitting at a desk or table where center-screen is steady and at eye level.

Ah, I see. Thanks for the explanation. I use an iPhone 8 because I feel like the screen size and overall dimensions are nicely suited for one-handed use with my hand size, and don’t really want to go to any of the newer designs. If I had to swap now I’d take the SE. Though i think Apple at least tries a bit there. The iPhone Safari UI has entirely been pushed to the bottom of the screen as far as I’ve seen, but I only run the beta on my iPad as a testing platform. And the swipe to go back thing means you don’t have to reach the top for that and such.

Hover Text isn’t something I use much cause I tend to rely on just a quick Zoom instead. Now I know you can triple finger tap on iPad for Zoom (when enabled) but I’ve never checked if the Mac-like Zoom of holding control and swiping up or down on the trackpad works. If so, you might like that option instead of hover text, if it’s easy enough for you to perform

 

[Polaroid]

In iPad OS 15 Beta is their a way to hide the App Library icon in the dock? Why is that icon there? Why is it necessary?! Heck the entire App Library in general? Just swipe right if you want to see it that bad! And is their a way to get back the keep today view on the home screen where widgets are now currently in iPad OS 14? Because that’s now gone. Widgets in iOS 15 ARE GIANT and look like a kids toy blocks that go inside a toy box. Because now also app rows are 6 by 4 so a page now can only hold 24 apps instead of 30 apps. Talk about a waste of space all the way around.

Better for multitasking, and also much better than having to swipe to end of home pages, I want in the dock on iPhone.

 

[KibJ]

In iPad OS 15 Beta is their a way to hide the App Library icon in the dock? Why is that icon there? Why is it necessary?! Heck the entire App Library in general? Just swipe right if you want to see it that bad! And is their a way to get back the keep today view on the home screen where widgets are now currently in iPad OS 14? Because that’s now gone. Widgets in iOS 15 ARE GIANT and look like a kids toy blocks that go inside a toy box. Because now also app rows are 6 by 4 so a page now can only hold 24 apps instead of 30 apps. Talk about a waste of space all the way around.

In Home Screen & Dock settings there's a switch to remove it from the dock

 

[Dj64Mk7]

Ah, I see. Thanks for the explanation. I use an iPhone 8 because I feel like the screen size and overall dimensions are nicely suited for one-handed use with my hand size, and don’t really want to go to any of the newer designs. If I had to swap now I’d take the SE. Though i think Apple at least tries a bit there. The iPhone Safari UI has entirely been pushed to the bottom of the screen as far as I’ve seen, but I only run the beta on my iPad as a testing platform. And the swipe to go back thing means you don’t have to reach the top for that and such.

Hover Text isn’t something I use much cause I tend to rely on just a quick Zoom instead. Now I know you can triple finger tap on iPad for Zoom (when enabled) but I’ve never checked if the Mac-like Zoom of holding control and swiping up or down on the trackpad works. If so, you might like that option instead of hover text, if it’s easy enough for you to perform

I wish VoiceOver on iPadOS was a carbon copy of VoiceOver on macOS.

 

[KibJ]

Siri now knows where you are IN your home??

 

[gwhizkids]

Siri now knows where you are IN your home??

Do you have any HomePod minis? I think the Ultrawideband chips there can localize you.

 

[KibJ]

Do you have any HomePod minis? I think the Ultrawideband chips there can localize you.

Interestingly not, I'm using an iPhone XS Max too, so no UW chip ? It's not wrong either, I do normally open TikTok when I go to that part of the house!

 

[gwhizkids]

Interestingly not, I'm using an iPhone XS Max too, so no UW chip It's not wrong either, I do normally open TikTok when I go to that part of the house!

Probably triangulating on WiFi then.

 

[KibJ]

Probably triangulating on WiFi then.

Either that or Alexa told her ? They're all talking to each other now!!

It's just a little bit creepy

 

[gwhizkids]

Either that or Alexa told her They're all talking to each other now, it's just a little bit creepy

Yes, things may have been better when they weren’t on speaking terms!

 

[ErikGrim]

Siri now knows where you are IN your home??

She always knows when you are home. It's based on GPS and significant locations.

 

[KibJ]

She always knows when you are home. It's based on GPS and significant locations.

I even capitalised the IN ? This seems to indicate, as discussed, that Siri knows I am in a certain part of my home where I would normally open TikTok (which I do)

 

[chuchmtz]

In spotlight, when searching an app that’s been offloaded by iOS, and tapping it, it’ll start downloading and the progress of it displayed right in Spotlight. Previously there was only a dialog saying it was reinstalling the app which dismissed Spotlight.

 

[WiseAJ]

Messages notifications now ignore if you have a nickname set for that contact and will display the contacts first/last name listed.

 

[TitsLegendary]

For iPad OS, when you have a keyboard attached, there is a dictation button on the little onscreen popup. This is a very welcome change as I don't always want to type as I use the magic keyboard as a case/keyboard combo.

Also, I hope this is a temporary design change but we lost a row of icons on the iPad. I can't figure any reason why they did this. If anything, I would have hoped they would have given us another row to fill.

 

[Dj64Mk7]

Messages notifications now ignore if you have a nickname set for that contact and will display the contacts first/last name listed.

I hope this is a bug…

 

[dk001]

There's a little thing that was announced for iPadOS 15 that I haven't yet seen a screenshot of...I heard that the onscreen keyboard bar that appears when an external keyboard is attached is smaller, so that it doesn't cover up UI elements behind it.

If anyone is running iPadOS 15, would you mind sharing a screenshot of the new bar? I've attached an image of the current keyboard bar in iPadOS 14 (it's very tall and often blocks buttons that are positioned at the bottom of the screen)

It depends on what app. Usually it is better.